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Chorus of approval for Hip Hop home’s $16M makeover

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by REW Staff906
Hip Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc, aka Clive Campbell, was among the guests who re-opened the renovated apartment building where the music genre was born last week. The formerly rundown 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on the Bronx has been reborn as a modern, affordable development through the city’s New Housing Marketplace Plan (NHMP) at a cost of $16.8 million. And as the ribbon was cut on the new-look 102-apartment building, DJ Kool was hailed for his role in the fight to restore the property.
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BTEA safety partnership

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by REW Staff
The Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) has formed a strategic alliance with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). The alliance will help strengthen both … Continued
WHO’S NEWS: New principal at Thornton Tomasetti; Master marine engineer joins utiliVisor
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WHO’S NEWS: New principal at Thornton Tomasetti; Master marine engineer joins utiliVisor

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by REW Staff1971
Thornton Tomasetti announced the promotion of Robert L. Honig to principal in the New York office of the international engineering firm. Honig joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2012 as its general counsel. He has more than 20 years of legal experience, including 15 years of experience in architecture, engineering and construction law....
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Magnusson opens workforce housing project

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by REW Staff762
Magnusson Architecture and Planning announced the official opening of its latest workforce housing project, 22 Tarrytown Road, in Greenburgh, NY. Westhab, the largest provider of affordable and workforce housing in Westchester County, commissioned the project. The new structure replaces a distressed motel that had been used as a homeless shelter....
$18M affordable homes development opens on site of former church
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$18M affordable homes development opens on site of former church

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by REW Staff699
City, state and church officials last week opened the Catholic Charities Monsignor Anthony J. Barretta Apartments, a new 64-unit affordable housing development in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. The $18 million project was developed as a partnership between CPCR and Catholic Charities. It is located on the site of the former school,...
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Donnelley tapped for job in prestigious Solow Building

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by REW Staff665
Donnelly Mechanical Corporation has been awarded a one-year contract to provide HVAC maintenance services for the headquarters of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR), located in the Solow Building in New York City. Effective July 1, 2013, Donnelly Mechanical will provide emergency services and preventive maintenance for approximately 50...
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Holloway recognizes ECA’s superstorm efforts

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by REW Staff586
New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway delivered the keynote address at the Environmental Contractors Association (ECA) special breakfast seminar on Superstorm Sandy last week. Called ‘A Look Back and Ahead at Disaster Recovery’ the seminar recognized the individuals who came together to form an program in response...
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Construction industry celebrates paying it forward

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by REW Staff620
The ACE Mentor Program hosted its Fall Cocktail Reception at John Jay College of Criminal Justice this month. More than 200 ACE mentors and guests attended to learn about the 2011 expansion of the college and to celebrate the program’s community of mentors throughout the Greater New York Region. ACE...
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Empire Outlets developer opens doors to MWBEs

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by REW Staff710
On Tuesday, October 8, BFC Partners – developer of New York’s first outlet mall, Empire Outlets – along with Casandra Properties, Crescent Consulting and the West Brighton Community Local Development Corporation, hosted  a recruitment and registration symposium for minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) to promote programs and construction opportunities...